“Got it. You girls should still carry some self-defense weapons when you’re out and about.”
“No, Big Brother Monkey, these are too valuable. Please take them back. I can’t accept them.”
No matter how much Lu Yuelan was tempted by high-end weapons now, she still didn’t feel right accepting Big Brother Monkey’s kindness one thing after another.
She had already seen the large pile of food earlier. If she saved a bit, it would easily last her a month. Not to mention, there seemed to be some special items mixed in, like the mysterious chocolates with unknown effects.
How could she shamelessly keep taking more from him? She quickly pushed the five weapons back toward Big Brother Monkey.
“Hey, hey, what do you mean valuable? Didn’t you just see it? These weapons were all junk I repaired myself. Look at the sign, it clearly says free exchange. They don’t cost anything, just take them.”
Following the direction Big Brother Monkey pointed, Lu Yuelan realized it really was a free weapon section, but it still felt like she was troubling him too much, so she hesitated.
“Big Brother Monkey, this…”
“Don’t tell me you’re looking down on my repair skills? Thinking these are too broken to use and don’t want them?”
“No, that’s not what I meant.”
“That’s good. Just take them. There isn’t much time left anyway. Go pick something you need from that pile of scrap vehicles. I’ve got other work to do, so I’ll head off first.”
Afraid the little girl was too soft-hearted and would insist on returning everything, Big Brother Monkey quickly slipped away without giving her a chance to refuse.
That left Lu Yuelan both amused and helpless. These days, people were actually rushing to give away good things. If she ever had the chance, she definitely needed to repay this kind-hearted Big Brother Monkey properly.
For now, though, time was tight, and treasure hunting mattered more.
Of course, she wouldn’t go back to the expensive food pile. Big Brother Monkey had already given her so much food that it was enough to last quite a while. If she got even more greedy, she’d start looking down on herself.
As for the free weapon section, she did want it, considering her lack of combat ability, but she didn’t know how to repair them, and she didn’t want to trouble Big Brother Monkey again. With those four or five high-quality weapons, her combat safety was already somewhat secured.
In the end, she followed Big Brother Monkey’s advice and headed to the free vehicle section to search for useful items.
Lu Yuelan wasn’t used to scavenging through junk piles. Or rather, most people from her country didn’t have such experience, unlike some chaotic places abroad, her country’s official system was fairly well-managed, and people wouldn’t normally be reduced to digging through trash just to survive.
For a moment, she felt a bit lost about what to pick.
In the end, the countdown reminder that was now down to under ten minutes forced her into action.
Forget it, she would just pick items that looked more intact. Higher-quality goods were more likely to be usable anyway.
Lu Yuelan made up her plan and immediately got to work, rummaging through the trash piles.
As Big Brother Monkey had said, the vehicles here really were in terrible condition, almost nothing was intact. After some effort, she finally managed to dig out one relatively complete electric car and set it aside.
She took a moment to glance at the countdown and realized there were only three minutes left. It had taken her seven minutes just to find one usable item.
At this efficiency, if Big Brother Monkey hadn’t helped her, she might have ended up leaving empty-handed today.
The garbage station looked extremely packed from the outside, with hundreds of mountain-like piles of trash, but as she passed by earlier, she had already noticed that the damage rate of those piles was even worse than the three sections Big Brother Monkey had shown her.
Within twenty to thirty minutes, finding even one usable item would be nearly impossible unless someone was unbelievably lucky.
In seven minutes, she had only managed to pick out one decent item, and that was already from the lower-damage piles Big Brother Monkey had recommended.
As for the remaining time, she had basically given up hope of finding anything else intact.
However, to her surprise, it seemed like even the heavens were pitying her, someone without parents to rely on. In the final two minutes, she actually managed to find two or three more relatively undamaged vehicles one after another, so excited she almost jumped on the spot.
“Little girl, time’s almost up. Hurry back to the car so we can leave.”
In the final minute, Big Brother Monkey slowly walked over to remind Lu Yuelan that time was almost up, worried that the little girl might get too absorbed in scavenging and miss the departure window.
“Mm, not bad. These items are in pretty good condition. After you leave, find someone with dismantling skills to break them down. Intact parts can be kept for upgrading your vehicle, and damaged ones can be repaired later at a processing station for future repairs and upgrades.”
“That’s about it. Come find Big Brother Monkey and chat next time when you have time. You’ve got to leave now, the remaining time is too short. I’ll send you off this time. Next time you enter a station, be careful and don’t leave it until the very last moment.”
“If something goes wrong, you might not be able to get out. Some stations aren’t as safe as our garbage station. Even here, there are hidden dangers you don’t know about. Remember this for next time, always leave yourself at least five minutes to exit. In more dangerous stations, you should even leave ten or more minutes early.”
Lu Yuelan was still about to ask where the processing station could be obtained, but seeing that there was no time left and that things were getting urgent, Big Brother Monkey waved his hand and directly sent her back onto her little school vehicle from a distance. He then waved goodbye from afar to the little girl.
Lu Yuelan understood Big Brother Monkey’s goodwill and didn’t do anything reckless at this critical moment. She quickly released the handbrake, shifted gears, and started the vehicle, leaving the station just three seconds before the system countdown ended.
That was close. If it hadn’t been for Big Brother Monkey’s help this time, she might have ended up stuck at the garbage station doing unpaid labor for who knows how long.
She had also gotten carried away while scavenging. At first, she had planned to leave as soon as she found one good item, but in the last three minutes it was as if the goddess of luck had descended, one item, then another, then another appeared. She got so excited that she completely forgot how long it would take to reach the parking area, almost risking her life there.
【System notification: Player Lu Yuelan has reached Big Brother Monkey’s favorability rating of 90. There is a high chance of receiving strong assistance when entering stations where Big Brother Monkey is present.】
【System notification: Congratulations! You have obtained: one 35%-new electric car, one 30%-new tricycle, one 25%-new bus, one 16%-new large ship, 50 premium strawberry pies, 10 special strawberry pies, 30 premium roast ducks, 88 special lemon waters, 11 special chocolates, 100 premium 8-inch strawberry cakes, level 6 ice dagger, level 7 laser gun, level 9 all-purpose shield, level 8 fishing net, level 8 flame axe.】
No wonder Big Brother Monkey had been so kind to her, the favorability had already been raised so high. Compared to his goodwill, she felt like she had been a bit too calculating herself.